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Apple Files Patent For Liquid Cooled Portable Computer

Submitted by Apple Inc, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application titled Liquid Cooled Portable Computer, on Thanksgiving Day 2008 (November 27th).
The patent mostly relates to methods for cooling notebooks, however may be extended into portable media devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch. The patents describe some heat-transfer methods, specifically [...]

Apple Is Investigating Gaming, Browser Related Graphics Errors

Apple is investigating two different issues customers are having with their new unibody Macbooks. Some digging around the Apple discussion threads shows that the issues are in fact fairly widespread.
As Macnn explains, the first issue is strictly plaguing Macbook Pros. It involves a “hard lockup”, where the screen will suddenly turn black, during games such [...]

New Apple Commercial Shows Intentions With Going Green

Continuing with their efforts to produce environmentally friendly products, Apple has unveiled a new webpage dedicated to showing off their new notebook’s green innovation. Additionally, a new commercial showcasing the “Greenest family of notebooks” aired tonight.

The new webpage is titled “The new Macbooks. The world’s greenest family of notebooks.” It compliments other efforts by Apple [...]

Apple DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapter Delayed Until Late December

9to5Mac points out that if you’ve been waiting for Apple’s DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapter, it has been delayed until late December.
When Apple released the new unibody Macbooks, they explained that the ports had to be reconfigured and introduced the Mini DisplayPort which had been integrated into the notebooks. Unfortunately, the new proprietary [...]

New Apple Notebooks Boost Mac Sales By 28%

Apple’s latest line of notebook computers has helped the company stay ahead of the pack, while Mac sales grew by 25% when compared to this time last year.
Gene Munster, a long time Apple analyst for Piper Jaffray, relayed some data by market research firm NPD Group, in a note to clients. As AppleInsider explains, Munster [...]

Macbook Trackpad Fix Finally Released by Apple

An update for users suffering from Macbook trackpad issues has been released by Apple. The update is 923 KB in size and is aimed at squashing any trackpad bugs user have been experiencing.
At the beginning of the month many Apple customers were complaining trackpad issues, where the notebook’s trackpad would stop recognizing clicks every 50 [...]

2.8GHz Macbook Pro Benchmarks, Improvements Across the Board

Macworld has put a custom configured 2.8GHz Macbook Pro through their standard suite of benchmark tests. The results are impressive with performance and speed gains across the board.
The machine they tested was a custom configured 15″ Macbook Pro with a 2.8GHz processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 320GB 7,200-rpm hard drive, with a price-tag [...]

Carbon Fiber Mackbook Air Rumors Debunked?

Carbon fiber sounds good in theory, but an in depth analysis leads industry veterans and product designers to believe it is the wrong material for a laptop shell.

From AppleInsider: “The high strength-to-weight ratio of carbon fiber has made it a popular choice for the aerospace, sporting, and racing industries, where it’s used for aircraft parts, [...]

Macbook Nano, Cupertino’s Long Lost Father and Son Team

In the land of mini Mac computers, the Macbook nano pictured below should command attention from lovers of all things tiny across the land. If not for its concept, but for the surprisingly impressive specs.

As Gizmodo explains, we still don’t know if these things are one-time hacks, or if they’re officially being sold by someone [...]

Apple Prepping Another Software Update for New MacBook Issues

According to an unsatisfied customer who had recently spoken with Apple’s support team, the Cupertino-based company is planning the release of another software update to tackle external video glitches with the unibody MacBook.

AppleInsider reports that the user had been experiencing problems with the notebook being connected to an external display in which it would [...]

Study Shows New MacBooks to Take Healthy Percentage of Holiday Sales

According to electronista, Apple’s recent MacBook lineup and the iPhone may make it one of the better positioned companies to survive a likely steep drop in spending during the holidays.

Initially reported by ChangeWave, the study shows that a full third of all studied US notebook buyers, or 33%, plan to buy some form of [...]

New Macbook Air Shows Slight Speed Improvements, Comparatively

When comparing the new Macbook Air to the rest of Apple’s notebook line, some improvements when compared to the previous generation Air can be found in terms of speed and performance, however the machine still lags behind the rest of the notebook line overall.

The Macbook Air that Macworld tested was a standard configuration, 1.86Ghz Intel [...]

Matte Displays Being Replaced for New Matte Displays by Apple Support

MacBlogz has learned that although Apple is no longer selling notebooks with matte displays, if your previous generation Macbook Pro’s display malfunctions, Apple Support will replace it with a brand new matte display, not a glossy one.

Additionally, we have specifically learned that Apple has access to a large amount of matte displays. “Think of the [...]

SSD vs. HDD, 15-inch Unibody Macbook Pro Benchmarks

Barefeats.com posts benchmark results when comparing the performance of a brand new 2.8Ghz 15″ Macbook Pro, while using different hard drives. The benchmarks reflect the computer with the built-to-order hard disk drive, and a third-party solid state drive which they installed themselves.
The benchmarks test the performance of the same 15″ unibody Macbook Pro, both with [...]

Macbook Pro Intel Chipsets to be Refreshed in April

VR-Zone has recently leaked roadmaps regarding Intel’s mobile processor plans. The information points to the second quarter in 2009 for a refresh. Digitimes clarifies the information, specifically claiming April as the month we should expect to see updated chipsets from Intel.

Apple’s current Macbook Pro can be setup with two chips: The 2.4Ghz P8600, or [...]

NVIDIA: Macbook Pro Driver Update Can Enable Dual GPU, 8GB RAM

The new Macbook Pro’s may be capable of handling a lot more than Apple or NVIDIA are advertising. While confusion remains about the new notebook’s “limitations,” Gizmodo has spoken with an NVIDIA spokesperson and is able to clarify some info about performance.
In the current Macbook Pros, NVIDIA has confirmed that the dual GPUs [...]

Mac Tablet Rumors Are Like Rain, Eventually It’s Going to Happen

In response to Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ remarks about Apple’s entry into the netbook category of the computer market, New York Times technology writer John Markoff has revealed information pointing to a confirmed “tablet” or “netbook” from Apple.

The above image is just a mockup/interpretation.
While these tablet “rumors” may eventually come true, if I keep [...]

Who Needs the Letter ‘B’ Anyways? Macbook Keyboard Gets Goofed

Although Apple leads the industry in meticulous, precision perfect design, even a few unintended mishaps are bound to happen when dealing with massive supply chains and manufacturers. Kind of like the keyboard error below.
One proud Apple customer recently opened his Macbook, only to discover the keyboard had two “M” keys, an out of place “N” [...]

Photos: Macbook Pro (Late ‘08) Compared to Previous Gen Macbook Pro

We recently posted our unboxing and first impressions of Apple’s new 15″ Macbook Pro. After putting the machine through its paces for nearly 48 hours, and reviewing some benchmarks, we took some comparison photos between the new Macbook Pro (unibody) and the most recent Macbook Pro available before the Late ‘08 model was released. Enjoy.
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Early Macbook and Macbook Pro Benchmarks Come In

PrimateLabs has done the job of benchmarking Apple’s new Macbook Pro (Late 2008), and the Macbook (Late 2008) against their predecessors. It should be noted that these early test do not measure GPU performance (graphics capabilities), which based on the new hardware, should see great improvements.
PrimateLab’s benchmarks.

Gizmodo also put the new machines through some tests.

To [...]